Fort Canning Park is one of the historical places in Singapore that had been through the history.Malay and Chinese historical records had stated the hill as the centre of kingdom that rose around AD1300.It was stated that the royal palace of the ancient rulers had probably stood there,which is once a "Forbidden Hill".The Fort was named in 1861 in the honour of Viscount Charles John Canning,the First Viceroy of India.From then onwards,it was used as a military base,first by the British,next by the Japanese during World War II and lastly by the Republic's Armed Forces.
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